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Summer events

Unknown date events

– Indian Railways expects to complete the conversion of its electrified section in Mumbai from a 1,500 voltDC system to 25,000 volts AC; this will make the Mumbai section's electrification consistent with the rest of Indian Railways' network.

– The city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, will begin construction of a new intercity light railway beginning with a 26.5 km (16.5 mi) section between
Baltiyskaya Zhemchuzhina and the Obukhovo metro station.[17]

– Pakistan will begin construction of a major railway line in Afghanistan. An initial 10.5 km stretch of track will be laid from Pakistan border town of Chaman to Spin Boldak in Afghanistan at cost of USD 11.5m. A second phase envisages extending line to Kandahar for eventual connection via the western city of Herat to Khushka in Turkmenistan. The final phase would link 1676mm gauge with Central Asian 1524mm gauge. It is not clear where the break of gauge station(s) will be.[18]